Police said a fraud case would be extremely difficult to prove, and animal control does not have the power to go after a rescue group simply because it was misleading people.

Really? Surrendering a pet to a rescue who took money in exchange for finding the dog a home and then brought him to the pound to be killed is the legal equivalent of telling a fish tale? I'm not a legal expert but I would think there would be some sort of case here. If anyone felt like pursuing it that is. It kinda sounds like no one is motivated to do that. Will anyone stand up and speak for the 261 dead Pitbulls whose owners thought they were buying them a chance at a new home?

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Find out whether they are registered as a 501(c)(3) with the IRS. If they are, I know there is a way to petition to get their tax-exempt status revoked. This means that all their donors won't be able to claim an exemption on their tax returns.

Oh, Man!! A rescue that not only takes your dog under false pretenses but charges you for it too???Now I`ve heard everything. In my book, a rescue is ` a safe place` for a dog or cat not a pre-paid death sentence. Most TRUE and HONEST rescues dont ask for money from folks who turn to them for help. Never mind the tax returns . What about charging them with animal abuse or human abuse?? Or some damn thing.

Casey Phelps has been pulling this shit for YEARS! She will lurk on various sites and grab up any pit bull being given away and she has even been known to breed the discarded dogs she takes in. Everyone in the rescue community has known this for a while, but yet no one in Nashville seems to be able (or willing) to do anything about it. Google it...Casey Phelps, TN Pit Rescue....on her website she openly admits to breeding as well.

Hmmm ... putting down genuinely aggressive dogs that are surrendered to rescue?

Sure. Has to be done sometimes. Sorry folks, that's how it is. You give the animal a great last day, and you take him to your own vet, and you hold him bravely, and when it is done and you cannot upset him any more, you cry because your best efforts could not fix what someone else broke.

Dropping him off at animal control to be killed for free -- alone, frightened, abandoned by the "rescuer" who has written him off?

i am a proud owner of a pitbull i rescued from my local vet! he is a big baby and by far the best dog i have ever known and if i could afford i would adopt all the lost pitbulls! this woman should be assamed for what she has done, but maybe the finaces were not ther. they should ban her from being a pet owner or rescuer for life!

Yes, genuinely aggressive dogs need to be PTS, but it seems to me that Casey Phelps is making a living at this. Let's see, she turned in 261 pitbulls to animal control in ONE YEAR. She knew they would be PTS since Nashville doesn't adopt out pitbulls.

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South Carolina Code of Laws - Title 47, Chapter 3, Article 13, Section 47-3-710: (C) An animal is not a "dangerous animal" solely by virtue of its breed or species.

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MYTH: American Pit Bull Terriers lock their jaws.

Dr. Brisbin: "The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the skulls, mandibles and teeth of pit bulls show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is no different than that of any breed of dog.

There is absolutely no evidence for the existence of any kind of "locking mechanism" unique to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier.

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National Research Council has a pdf pamphlet available called "Your Dog's Nutritional Needs - A Science-Based Guide for Pet Owners"

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A little book to bring comfort: The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog by Eugene O'Neill

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